"I can't shake the feeling this matter is far from trivial. I should find some time to visit the Old Blind Man and have him perform a divination," the old man muttered to himself.
At this time, within the Canghuang Realm, Ye Yunfei found a desolate, uninhabited planet and began closed-door cultivation.
Before his departure, Ye Yunfei intended to raise his own cultivation realm.
Time passed ceaselessly.
The Canghuang Realm was now completely at peace, having entered a period of peaceful development. With Ye Yunfei's order in place, no power among the cosmic stars dared to engage in conflict with another.
Between the various races and sects, harmony prevailed.
The Qingyun Palace developed even more rapidly.
Due to Ye Yunfei's influence, the Qingyun Palace's status in the cosmos rose ever higher. Sects and races vied to curry favor, doing their utmost to ingratiate themselves.
Countless outstanding young geniuses, inspired by admiration for Ye Yunfei, flocked to request entry into Qingyun Palace.
The high-level members of Qingyun Palace personally screened the applicants, recruiting a large number of talented geniuses and greatly expanding the palace's scale.
What Qingyun Palace lacked least was resources. With ample resources in abundance, its overall strength soared.
Add to that the personal presence of a formidable expert like a master Geomancer, Qingyun Palace's development was smooth sailing.
Yet, regarding all of this, Ye Yunfei made no inquiries, remaining in closed-door cultivation on that remote planet.
Possessing the Phantom Relic Pagoda, Ye Yunfei had abundant time.
Half a year later.
Ye Yunfei broke through to the early Dao Molding Realm!
Upon reaching this realm, Ye Yunfei could more deeply study and analyze the Heavenly Laws of the Canghuang Realm.
Under the guidance of Ye Yunfei and Hun Lao, the little girl had successfully repaired all the holes punched through in the realm barrier.
Furthermore, within the Canghuang Realm itself, most of the spatial fractures that had been cracked open were also fixed.
The spatial structure of the Canghuang Realm was essentially restored.
Only those destroyed planets could never be recovered.
As the Canghuang Realm's space-time was continuously repaired, the little girl's body also began to recover. Moreover, due to cultivating the arts transmitted to her separately by Ye Yunfei and Hun Lao, she was even healthier than before!
"If you diligently cultivate the techniques Grandpa Tree and I have passed on to you, the Canghuang Realm's space-time laws will continuously advance, and the overall quality of this world will improve," Ye Yunfei said to the little girl.
"Uncle, I understand," the little girl nodded.
"Once I handle a few more matters, it will be time to leave the Canghuang Realm. Now that I've reached the Dao Molding Realm, there's not much point in staying longer," Ye Yunfei mused, gazing at the starry sky.
Limited by the laws of the Canghuang Realm, a martial artist's cultivation could only reach a maximum of the Dao Molding Realm.
Subsequently, Ye Yunfei returned to the headquarters of Qingyun Palace.
The Heavenly Beast Forest, previously destroyed, had been successfully rebuilt.
Viewed from afar, lush, dense forests covered the earth.
This was largely the Geomancer's accomplishment.
The Geomancer performed a great magical power, gathering the earth energy from the surrounding area of tens of thousands of miles and transplanting vast swathes of forest.
Moreover, the Geomancer had also deployed several formidable large-scale earth formations here.
These powerful formations could repel even Dao Molding Realm experts, making them virtually unassailable.
It could be said that Qingyun Palace's headquarters had now become the most heavily guarded stronghold in the entire Canghuang Realm!
Within the headquarters, people moved to and fro, bustling with activity.
"It seems Qingyun Palace has recruited many new members over the past half year," Ye Yunfei remarked with a smile, seeing numerous unfamiliar faces.
**BOOM…**
Just as Ye Yunfei was surveying the renewed headquarters, dark clouds began gathering over a distant mountain peak, and thunder was born.
"Qingluo is about to face her Lightning Tribulation!" Ye Yunfei exclaimed with pleasant surprise.
Indeed, a graceful figure shot skyward from that mountain peak. It was Su Qingluo.
She then began her tribulation.
Su Qingluo, possessing exceptional natural talent and cultivating the Chaotic Heaven Maiden Art, faced the cascading thunder tribulation with remarkable ease.
Not long after, the tribulation passed, and Su Qingluo successfully broke through to the late Gathering Star Realm!
Such a breakthrough speed even startled Ye Yunfei.
Su Qingluo lacked any special physique or martial veins, yet her cultivation speed wasn't slow in the least. This was due to her high comprehension!
Over the next half year or so, Ye Yunfei resided at the Qingyun Palace headquarters, spending time with his parents, Su Qingluo, and various friends.
Perhaps spurred by the recent turmoil and calamities in the Canghuang Realm, individuals like Wu Heishan, Dugu Huan, Long Yingying, and Wen Zi now all dedicated themselves to cultivation, each making astonishing progress and rapidly breaking through in a short period.
Dugu Huan and Xiao Hui both advanced to the late Gathering Star Realm!
Dugu Huan had long possessed battle strength matching the Entry Dao Realm. Now, having broken through to the Entry Dao Realm, his combat power naturally grew even stronger, making him an invincible existence among his peers!
Wu Heishan, Wen Zi, and Yuan Dayong all broke through to the early Gathering Star Realm.
Hu Miao's strength rose even faster. Since Ye Yunfei had provided her with ample cultivation resources, Hu Miao underwent two consecutive lineage advancements and now possessed battle strength rivaling the Dao Molding Realm!
For humans, breakthroughs and upgrades emphasized accumulation, but for ancient remnant beasts like Hu Miao, such considerations were unnecessary—the faster, the better!
Their innate bloodline was the finest accumulation an ancient remnant beast could have!
"Excellent," Ye Yunfei felt satisfied, seeing these friends advance so rapidly in cultivation.
Having received Ye Yunfei's teachings, these friends cultivated techniques far superior to those of the Canghuang Realm. They were destined to become some of the most powerful experts in this universe!
Ye Yunfei was confident of this.
"Elder Huang!"
One day, while accompanying Su Qingluo, Ye Yunfei's heart stirred, and he glanced into the distance.
He saw a rolling tide of ghostly energy cleaving through the air.
Then, a black shadow flashed, and Huang Shang appeared before Ye Yunfei.
"Elder Huang, you've returned!" Ye Yunfei was overjoyed.
Huang Shang had originally been staying within the ancient battlefield ruins inside the Heaven Burial Tomb. Later, the small world where the Heaven Burial Tomb resided suddenly detached from the Canghuang Realm and departed.
At the time, Ye Yunfei had witnessed the tomb's departure firsthand and immediately sent Huang Shang a communication message.
Ye Yunfei had even planned to enter the Heaven Burial Tomb to retrieve Huang Shang.
But he received a reply from Huang Shang.
It turned out that when the small world was about to detach from the Canghuang Realm, Huang Shang had already emerged.
Moreover, Huang Shang had captured a large number of ferocious ghosts and vengeful spirits from that ancient battlefield, intending to find a place for closed-door cultivation to refine and absorb them.
Only now had Huang Shang returned to find Ye Yunfei.
"Elder Huang, your current strength…" Ye Yunfei probed Huang Shang's aura and was somewhat startled.
Huang Shang's ghost body was solid and profound. Standing there, he resembled a pitch-black abyss. Rolling ghostly mist covered the area for several miles around him, with hideous, fierce ghost faces occasionally manifesting within the mist—extremely terrifying.
"Killing a few late Dao Molding Realm experts should be no problem for me now," Huang Shang chuckled eerily.
"Excellent. It seems you gained quite a bit within the Heaven Burial Tomb," Ye Yunfei said, pleasantly surprised.
"Indeed," Huang Shang nodded.
**Whoosh!**
Just then, golden light flashed, and a small, shimmering golden dragon appeared on Ye Yunfei's shoulder, stretching lazily. It was the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
"Your lineage breakthrough is complete!" Ye Yunfei asked happily.
"Yes, just finished," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm replied lazily.
"Everyone has progressed somewhat in strength," Ye Yunfei felt deeply gratified.
"Be mentally prepared, everyone. Not long from now, we will leave the Canghuang Realm," Ye Yunfei sent voice transmissions to Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
Ye Yunfei planned to take the three of them when he left.
"Understood," Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, having accompanied Ye Yunfei for a long time, knew he would eventually depart from the Canghuang Realm and were thus psychologically prepared.
"However, I would like to return to Tianxuan Continent's Eastern Domain, to the Tongsheng Sect, to take care of some unfinished business," Huang Shang suddenly said.
"Elder Huang, you want to settle accounts with those three treacherous disciples of yours, correct?" Ye Yunfei chuckled.
"Yes. The Tongsheng Sect was my life's work. Those three traitors betrayed me. I won't allow the sect to remain in their hands," Huang Shang stated.
"Alright, Elder Huang. I'll accompany you back to Tianxuan Continent," Ye Yunfei replied after a moment's thought.